Mosaic Science Editor Louisa Saunders shared a snapshot of her daughter's multi-colored painting on Twitter Thursday. The photo quickly went viral and has been retweeted more than 32,000 times and has more than 101,000 likes.

The University of Oxford sent eighteen-year-old Claudia Vulliamy the rejection letter. Oxford is located in England and is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. Authors C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien and T.S. Elliot attended the prestigious school, along with actors Kate Beckinsale and Hugh Grant.

"The letter felt so important, I felt like turning it into something," Vulliamy told us Friday. "Also, a bit of painting was bound to cheer me up. I had no idea that it would get such a reception!"

Vulliamy has always loved art and frequently posts her work on Instagram.

"I think this painting has cheered people up - I really believe that things like Oxford don't define you. Rejection can be hard, but we all face it at certain times, and what's important is how you deal with it," she said.

Saunders is surprised at the attention her daughter's painting has received.

"On the day the letter arrived, Claudia had done the artwork between the time she got back from school and the time I came home from work," she said. "I think it's brilliant and there was something sassy about the fact that she'd done it - it made me laugh. Claudia's been artistic all her life, and this is fairly typical of her, so that part didn't surprise me."

We're rooting for you, Claudia! Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg never even graduated college. And they did just fine.